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United States Natural Gas Fund
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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $346M invested in United States Natural Gas Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 98 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 5.08% → 4.38% (-0.7%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $346M (-$28.7M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $229M

Holders
98
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.11%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
24
Reduced
24
Closed
10
Calls
$181M
Puts
$229M
Net Calls
-$47.9M
Net Calls Change
-$22.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$19.8M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$15.6M
3
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
+$15.6M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$13.5M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$63.3M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$24M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$22.8M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.79M
5
HT
HAP Trading
New York
-$4.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.51M +$1.36M +12,879 +880%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.48M +$190K +1,806 +15%
William Blair & Company
28
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.23M +$1.23M +11,670 New
CC
29
Chanos & Company
New York
$1.05M -$12.9K -122 -1%
GLI
30
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$1.03M -$1.02M -9,666 -50%
Wolverine Trading
31
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$888K +$891K +8,450 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$729K -$14.9K -141 -2%
KCM
33
Kempner Capital Management
Texas
$685K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$680K +$392K +3,717 +135%
WS
35
Wedbush Securities
California
$674K +$85.7K +813 +15%
WMSA
36
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$657K -$1.25M -11,859 -65%
FANJ
37
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$598K +$148K +1,407 +33%
GFPC
38
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$520K +$521K +4,944 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
39
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$487K – – –
BCI
40
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$329K +$330K +3,125 New
Nomura Holdings
41
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$295K +$290K +2,749 New
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$280K +$281K +2,667 New
Daiwa Securities Group
43
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$267K +$50.1K +475 +23%
Fifth Third Bancorp
44
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$263K – – –
VAM
45
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$263K +$28.5K +270 +11%
BG
46
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$241K -$1.73M -16,431 -88%
BCM
47
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$230K – – –
JGC
48
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$229K +$229K +2,175 New
HIM
49
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$218K – – –
CPA
50
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$197K – – –
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UNG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

98 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $346M — down 7.7% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new UNG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $63.3M.

  • 98 institutional investors held United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) as of Q3 2017, up from 89 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $346M of United States Natural Gas Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new United States Natural Gas Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $19.8M added.
  • The largest United States Natural Gas Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $63.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.